Sikorsky to cut 3 percent of US workforce
STRATFORD, Conn. (AP) _ Sikorsky Aircraft says it is laying off three percent of its workforce because of the weak economy and anticipated cuts in the Defense Department budget.
Spokesman Paul Jackson said that the cuts in the U.S. workforce will mainly affect salaried employees. He said the company is offering a separation package to all eligible employees.
Sikorsky, a subsidiary of United Technologies Corp., announced in September that it was trimming its worldwide workforce of 18,000 by about 540 jobs to remain competitive. Jackson said that restructuring primarily involved hourly workers.
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